SF Wimbledon 1987

Ivan Lendl #1 def. Stefan Edberg #4

3-6 6-4 7-6 6-4

Ivan Lendl defeated Stefan Edberg 3-6 6-4 7-6 6-4 in the 1987 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 1987*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1987
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Lendl	Stefan Edberg
Country	USA	SWE
Birth date	Mar 7, 1960	Jan 19, 1966
Age	27	21
Height	188 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	4
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,327	2,137
Current career W-L	1,045–227	748–248
Current career earnings	$21,262,417	$20,630,941

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Lendl #1 4 – 3 Stefan Edberg #4

Path

Ivan Lendl's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Henri Leconte #12	7-6 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1987	QF
Johan Kriek #41	6-3 7-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1987	R16
Richey Reneberg #241	6-4 6-7 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1987	R32
Paolo Cane #40	3-6 7-6 6-7 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1987	R64
Christian Saceanu #175	6-2 3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1987	R128

Ivan Lendl's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Pat Cash #7	6-7 2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 1987	F

Stefan Edberg's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anders Jarryd #22	4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 1987	QF
Jakob Hlasek #32	6-3 6-7 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 1987	R16
Matt Anger #67	7-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1987	R32
Mel Purcell #68	6-4 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 1987	R64
Stefan Eriksson	6-0 6-0 6-0	W	—	Match data	Jun 24, 1987	R128